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West Bengal · PC 8 · 1996
Jangipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MD. IDRIS ALI
INC· INC
INC 45.6%CPM 44.0%9 others 10.4%
Votes
3,92,942
45.6% share
Winning margin
13,122
1.5% of votes
Total votes cast
8,62,501
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD. IDRIS ALI | INC | 3,92,942 | 45.6% |
| 2 | ABEDIN ZAINAL | United Front | 3,79,820 | 44.0% |
| 3 | SHYAMAL GUPTA | BJP | 66,095 | 7.7% |
| 4 | ABDUS SAYEED | IND | 8,255 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SMT. JAHERA BEGUM | IND | 5,137 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ZAKIR HOSSAIN | BMSM | 2,834 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DILIP DAS | IND | 1,986 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MD. ISRAIL |  MULUnited Front | 1,735 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ABDUL HANNAN | PBRML | 1,545 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DEBABRATA GUPTA | IND | 1,405 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ANESUR RAHAMAN | 747 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (31st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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marginal1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.9% · min 0.6% · max 16.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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31st of 42How crowded is the field?
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3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 42How much NOTA?
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0.2%
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41st of 42How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%CPM 44.0%BJP 7.7%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,88,845
Density
1069 / km²
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,733 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population7.9%
Figures are for Maldah, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
51%MUSLIM
Muslim 51.3%Hindu 48.0%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.5%
Electricity35.5%
Sanitation31.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.5%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate72.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.6%
Health insurance29.0%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.